Bachelor of International and Global Studies / Bachelor of Laws

Five years full-time

In this combined Law program, you are able to complete two degrees in five years of full-time study rather than the six years that would normally be required. In this program, you will complete the equivalent of Year One of the Bachelors of Laws (LLB) over the three years of your International and Global Studies degree. In Year Four, you will undertake the remaining compulsory units followed by six elective units in Year Five.

There are currently over 50 optional units of study available each year, including advanced units of study in core areas, such as international law, corporate law, comparative law and constitutional law.

You can also select from a variety of specialised units including:

• environmental law
• taxation
• family law
• criminology
• intellectual property
• legal theory
• law and gender
• industrial law
• anti discrimination law
• dispute resolution.

Bachelor of International and Global Studies / Bachelor of Laws sample degree structure

Year One		Year Two		Year Three		Year Four	Year Five
Semester 1	Semester 2	Semester 1	Semester 2	Semester 1	Semester 2	FULL-TIME LAW STUDIES	FULL-TIME LAW STUDIES
BIGS CORE MAJOR JUNIOR PRE-REQ UNIT	BIGS CORE MAJOR JUNIOR PRE-REQ UNIT	BIGS CORE MAJOR SENIOR UNIT	BIGS CORE MAJOR SENIOR UNIT	BIGS CORE MAJOR SENIOR UNIT	BIGS CORE MAJOR SENIOR UNIT
INGS1001 POWER AND MONEY IN GLOBAL SOCIETY	INGS1002 GLOBAL CULTURE AND SOCIETY	INGS2601 TRANSNATIONAL SPACES AND NETWORKS	BIGS CORE MAJOR SENIOR UNIT	INGS3601 CURRENT GLOBAL ISSUES	BIGS CORE MAJOR SENIOR UNIT
TABLE A OR B JUNIOR UNIT	TABLE A OR B JUNIOR UNIT	LAWS1014 PROCESSES OF JUSTICE	TABLE A OR B SENIOR UNIT	TABLE A OR B SENIOR UNIT	LAWS1017 LAW TORTS
LAWS1006 FOUNDATIONS OF LAW	LAWS1012 TORTS	LAWS1015 CONTRACTS	LAWS1016 CRIMINAL LAW	LAWS1023 PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW	LAWS1021 PUBLIC LAW
LAWS1013 LEGAL RESEARCH 1					LAWS1019 LEGAL RESEARCH 2
24 credits	24 credits	24 credits	24 credits	24 credits	24 credits	48 credits	48 credits
						Total 240 credits
The International and Global Studies core major must be chosen from the following subject areas: Anthropology; American Studies; Arab World, Isam and the Middle East; Asian Studies; European Studies; Government and International Relations; Political Economy; or Sociology.